Side-dress granular fertilizer

What happens here

To apply the fertilizer using the side-dressing method, reach into the bag and grab a small amount of the granular fertilizer with your hand. Then, carefully sprinkle this amount of fertilizer around the base of each tomato plant. Ensure that the fertilizer is distributed evenly around the plant, forming a band or ring a few inches away from the main stem, rather than piling it directly against the stem. The goal is to deliver the nutrients close to the root zone where they can be readily absorbed by the plant as it grows. Apply 'just a little bit around each plant' to avoid over-fertilization.

Goal: Granular fertilizer is manually sprinkled around the base of each tomato plant to deliver nutrients directly to the root zone.